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Being a lifelong monster-movie fan, I have a huge love for Hammer Films, the British movie company that specialized in horror, science-fiction, and adventure films in the 1950s-70s. The company has recently been revitalized due to new ownership, and one of the projects the "new" Hammer has been read more

I'm pretty sure that if anyone sees the title of this post, their reaction will be, "JOHN CARTER??? That's one of the biggest bombs in Hollywood history!! It's a terrible movie!!" Well...does a film's failure at the box office automatically make it terrible? I saw JOHN CARTER during it's read more

I'm pretty sure that if anyone sees the title of this post, their reaction will be, "JOHN CARTER??? That's one of the biggest bombs in Hollywood history!! It's a terrible movie!!" Well...does a film's failure at the box office automatically make it terrible? I saw JOHN CARTER during it's read more

This year the Warner Archives released FAST WORKERS on DVD-R. A 1933 melodrama made by MGM, the movie's main claim to fame is that it was directed by Tod Browning. Browning is of course known for films such as the Bela Lugosi version of DRACULA, FREAKS, and many collaborations with Lon Chaney. There read more

This year the Warner Archives released FAST WORKERS on DVD-R. A 1933 melodrama made by MGM, the movie's main claim to fame is that it was directed by Tod Browning. Browning is of course known for films such as the Bela Lugosi version of DRACULA, FREAKS, and many collaborations with Lon Chaney. There read more

This week Criterion released to home video the 1928 film LONESOME, directed by Paul Fejos. The Blu-ray also contains two other features by the innovative director: BROADWAY and THE LAST PERFORMANCE. I had never seen THE LAST PERFORMANCE(1929) but I had been aware of it. The film has been ment read more

This week Criterion released to home video the 1928 film LONESOME, directed by Paul Fejos. The Blu-ray also contains two other features by the innovative director: BROADWAY and THE LAST PERFORMANCE. I had never seen THE LAST PERFORMANCE(1929) but I had been aware of it. The film has been ment read more

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I first became aware of the work of French film director Louis Feuillade after purchasing Kino's FANTOMAS set on DVD a couple years ago. The set contains five films, made in 1913-14, dealing with the adventures of master criminal Fantomas. What amazed me about the films was even though they were s read more

I first became aware of the work of French film director Louis Feuillade after purchasing Kino's FANTOMAS set on DVD a couple years ago. The set contains five films, made in 1913-14, dealing with the adventures of master criminal Fantomas. What amazed me about the films was even though they were s read more

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This year marked the 25th anniversary of my high school graduation. I certainly didn't celebrate it in any way--heck, I wasn't even invited to any reunion. But it got me thinking the other day about how I really started getting interested in films as a teenager. The time period was the mid-80s, whe read more

This year marked the 25th anniversary of my high school graduation. I certainly didn't celebrate it in any way--heck, I wasn't even invited to any reunion. But it got me thinking the other day about how I really started getting interested in films as a teenager. The time period was the mid-80s, whe read more

If Clara Bow married Lil' Bow Wow, she'd be Clara Bow Bow Wow. read more

If Clara Bow married Lil' Bow Wow, she'd be Clara Bow Bow Wow. read more

With the summer of 2012 being dominated by superhero films at the box-office, maybe it's time to take a look back at a comic-book adaptation that didn't hit it big: 1991's THE ROCKETEER, released by Disney and directed by Joe Johnston. THE ROCKETEER, compared to the "everything but the kitchen si read more

With the summer of 2012 being dominated by superhero films at the box-office, maybe it's time to take a look back at a comic-book adaptation that didn't hit it big: 1991's THE ROCKETEER, released by Disney and directed by Joe Johnston. THE ROCKETEER, compared to the "everything but the kitchen si read more

When they tell me that I am the father of the Italian Western, I have to ask, "How many sons of bitches do you think I've spawned?" --Sergio Leone read more